Parolee caught when gas runs out

STOCKTON — A Tracy man who led officers on a high-speed chase was arrested shortly after midnight Tuesday after his motorcycle ran out of gas, authorities said.

Lamont Jones, 40, a parolee at large, failed to stop for the California Highway Patrol on North Sierra Nevada Street, officials said. Officers pursued Jones for about a mile before stopping for safety reasons, authorities said.

San Joaquin County sheriff's deputies located Jones less than 30 minutes later at Flemons Avenue and East Mariposa Road, where he ran out of gas, authorities said.

He was arrested on suspicion of evading police, possession of a controlled substance and possession of hypodermic needles, authorities said.